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The great railroad routes to the Pacific, and their connections : 1869
Great rail road routes to the Pacific, and their connections, 1869

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Title
The great railroad routes to the Pacific, and their connections : 1869
Alternative Title
Great rail road routes to the Pacific, and their connections, 1869
Creator
Gorlinski, Joseph  
Scale
Scale approximately 1:7,600,000  
Coordinates
(W 124°50ʹ--W 66°53ʹ/N 49°23ʹ--N 24°23ʹ).
Place of Publication
New York (N.Y.)
Publisher
American Photo-Lithographic Company  
Date of Publication
1869  
Extent
1 map
Dimensions
35 x 69 cm, folded to 22 x 11 cm
Notes
  • [When the Golden Spike was driven into the ground at Promontory Point on May 10, 1869, the U.S. had successfully completed one of the greatest engineering feats of the 19th century. At over 1,900 miles, the Transcontinental Railroad connected Council Bluffs, Iowa to San Francisco, California and drastically reduced the time and energy required to cross the country. This was the height of railroad fever, and before the First Transcontinental Railroad was completed there were plans in place for two further lines connecting east and west. This map, published in a Senate Report in February 1869, shows the proposed routes of the so-called Northern Pacific Railroad and the Southern Pacific Trunk Lines. The central route is shown nearing completion, with only a few dozen miles separating the completed track at Fort Bridger, Wyoming, and Weber Canyon, Utah. Completed and proposed routes crisscross the entire country. The map was drawn by Joseph Gorlinsky and published by the American Photo-Lithographic Company in New York using Osborne's Process. It is accompanied by 33 pages of the Senate's report, which details arguments for and against various methods of funding.]--Edited description of Curtis Wright Maps.
  • Shows Northern and Southern Pacific Trunk Line, other completed railroads, and proposed railroads.
  • Relief shown by hachures.
  • Note in lower right is illegible.
  • Prime meridians: Washington and Greenwich.
Coverage-Spatial
United States  
Language
English
Subject
  • Northern and Southern Pacific Trunk Line  
  • Railroads  
Genre
Maps  
Rights
No Copyright - United States
Type
Cartographic material  
Repository
Map Library
Local Bib ID
99954882108705899
Collection Title
Railroad Maps
Collection
Railroad Maps
TitleThe great railroad routes to the Pacific, and their connections : 1869
Alternative TitleGreat rail road routes to the Pacific, and their connections, 1869
CreatorGorlinski, Joseph  
ScaleScale approximately 1:7,600,000  
Coordinates(W 124°50ʹ--W 66°53ʹ/N 49°23ʹ--N 24°23ʹ).
Place of PublicationNew York (N.Y.)
PublisherAmerican Photo-Lithographic Company  
Date of Publication1869  
Extent1 map
Dimensions35 x 69 cm, folded to 22 x 11 cm
Notes
  • [When the Golden Spike was driven into the ground at Promontory Point on May 10, 1869, the U.S. had successfully completed one of the greatest engineering feats of the 19th century. At over 1,900 miles, the Transcontinental Railroad connected Council Bluffs, Iowa to San Francisco, California and drastically reduced the time and energy required to cross the country. This was the height of railroad fever, and before the First Transcontinental Railroad was completed there were plans in place for two further lines connecting east and west. This map, published in a Senate Report in February 1869, shows the proposed routes of the so-called Northern Pacific Railroad and the Southern Pacific Trunk Lines. The central route is shown nearing completion, with only a few dozen miles separating the completed track at Fort Bridger, Wyoming, and Weber Canyon, Utah. Completed and proposed routes crisscross the entire country. The map was drawn by Joseph Gorlinsky and published by the American Photo-Lithographic Company in New York using Osborne's Process. It is accompanied by 33 pages of the Senate's report, which details arguments for and against various methods of funding.]--Edited description of Curtis Wright Maps.
  • Shows Northern and Southern Pacific Trunk Line, other completed railroads, and proposed railroads.
  • Relief shown by hachures.
  • Note in lower right is illegible.
  • Prime meridians: Washington and Greenwich.
Coverage-SpatialUnited States  
LanguageEnglish
Subject
  • Northern and Southern Pacific Trunk Line  
  • Railroads  
GenreMaps  
RightsNo Copyright - United States
TypeCartographic material  
RepositoryMap Library
Local Bib ID99954882108705899
Collection TitleRailroad Maps
CollectionRailroad Maps

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